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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]sophia/sofie.

In our preschool there is a class where 4/12 kids are either Sophie or Sophia!  And every music class, camp, sports team we've been part of has had at least 2.

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We have a nine-year-old Sophia, and there has never been another Sophia in any of her classes, summer camp, choirs, etc.  Of course, she is many years older than the preschoolers.

I should note that, while Sophia is a family name, we did check on its popularity back in 2001.  We might not have gone with the name then had it been as popular then as it is now.

Freakonomics teaches us that it is important to choose names suggestive of socioeconomic class lest we reduce our children's future employment prospects.  Thus, we are probably limited to one or two hundred names.  If, in addition, we all try to be contrarion in choosing a name from that limited pool, we will likely generate waves of popularity of certain names.

The solution is clear:  DCUM should add a random name assignment feature that will ensure uniform distribution of the couple of hundred suitable names among our children.  [/quote]

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